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1. Does your institution have mandatory placement for reading? Yes, for all English classes (ESL-Freshman Lit and Comp) and math. 2. What assessment do you use for reading placement? Do you do a follow-up assessment to ensure proper placement? State approved tests. In all Writing/comp collect "first week writing sample" and students placed into a class on the basis of the Assessment test have a chance of moving up to a higher level. In some Reading classes and in ESL Grammar classes, a "back-up" reading test is administered for the same purpose. Dr. Elida Moreno English Skills/ESL Santa Barbara City College >>> Dan Kern <[log in to unmask]> 10/5/2006 10:13 AM >>> 1. Does your institution have mandatory placement for reading? Yes = mandatory assessment and placement. 2. What assessment do you use for reading placement? Do you do a follow-up assessment to ensure proper placement? COMPASS, ASSET; yes, a follow-up = after previous assessments indicate one of two levels of dev ed reading, we provide an informed opportunity during the first week of classes for the purpose of the student using the Nelson-Denny (as a pre- and post-assessment that is given an amount of the grade for the semester) to confirm or change their reading placement performance. This semester, a more intense sermon was delivered for their entire first class session about their gaining access to the reading courses based on what each of them told us by his or her previous assessing performances. For whatever reasons, of the 111 students whom I assisted with the NDRT-G, over 30 students, about 33 or 34 without digging, changed sections with 27 or 28 moving from the lower level reading skills course to the higher level reading skills course and with the others understanding the results and, after discussion, agreed to move from the higher level to the lower level reading course. Three or four tested out but opted to take the higher level course because of individual weaknesses in individual reading comprehension skills they perceived the practice could strengthen. The link for the Missouri Developmental Education Consortium (MoDEC) provides this inner link for placement information for eight of our state's community colleges: http://www.eastcentral.edu/modec/mainfiles/placementlinks.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask]